Ladybug in Kindergarten

Gingerbread Man Fun with Math and Literacy is aligned with Common Core standards with 79 pages of activities. I have included activities to also use along with a 5 Senses with Gingerbread lessons. Emergent Reader with Gingerbread and 5 senses Anchor Chart to make for 5 Senses of Gingerbread Syllable Sort and Recording Sheet Beginning Sound Sort (h,p,l,g,c,f) and Recording Sheet CVC Words Gingerbread Man can,have,are Writing activity Label the Gingerbread Man Bubble Map for describing the Gingerb

My class love all of the Old Lady Swallowed books. When I recently saw that there was a new book, There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Cow, I knew that they would love it. I purchased the book on Scholastic. I have included a cut and glue Sequence sheet. I have also included colored sequence cards to use on an Anchor Chart or Flow Map. I have included a writing template. Also check Preview for a Free Writing Template. Hope your class enjoys this retell as much as my class have enjoyed it.

Landforms, Maps and Globes is a Social Studies, Math and Literacy aligned with Common Core Standards and Essential Standards. The unit includes: Landform Vocabulary Cards Landform Nonfiction Book for read aloud Student nonfiction book Landform Word Find Landform Riddles Map and globe activity to locate landform United States map for labeling Label classroom and bedroom Writing journal template Landform Beginning Sounds and Syllables Fill in Missing Number, Write 0-20 Landform Addition, Ten Frame

Goldilocks and Three Bears Retell Craft is a fun engaging activity for students to retell the story. Students will color the parts of the craft. Attach Goldilocks to the side of the retell with yarn. They will move Goldilocks along the retell strip to show the story sequence of the story. This made such a cute hallway display. We received many compliments on our project. We used along with our Bear Unit for comparison of fiction to nonfiction bears. Enjoy

Shape Unit packet contains both 2D and 3D printables and worksheets. I have included an Emergent Reader for both 2D and 3D shapes. There is also riddles both for 2D and 3D shapes. Students can complete a 2D graph by using clipart pieces included in this unit. I have also included photos and instructions for a Shape Pizza 2D craft project and well as photos of 3D Robots. The Shape unit also includes a counting cylinder worksheet. I have also includeda I Spy Shapes Read the Room activity. The Shap

With our Hibernation and Bear Units, I always love to include the book Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson. A great book to use comparison of fiction and nonfiction. I wanted to include a retell sheet with my kiddos to incorporate characters and setting. I have included colored retell cards to use in a pocket chart or on a flow map. Enjoy!

Tortoise and the Hare Retell is a great way for students to Retell familiar stories. I also use this unit along with my Science and Social Studies lessons. Students can compare how objects move fast and slow. We also talk about how to always give your best at everything we do. Included in this packet: Retell Cards for small groups or pocket chart Tortoise and Hare for gluing to tongue depressors for retell Writing Templates Tortoise and Hare can, is, has Venn Diagram Tortoise and Hare Poem-Sung

**Newly Updated* 2/3/13 with March Weather Color Picture Cards for Predicting and Retelling in Pocket Chart. Included are March Ending Sounds and March Syllables and March Word Find. March Weather packet is aligned with Common Core Standards. K.E.1 Understand change and observable patterns in weather day to day. K.E.1.3 Compare weather patterns from season to season. 2.E.1 Understand patterns of weather and factors that affect weather. K.CC.2 Counting and Cardinatlity The March Weather packet

Then and Now is a Social Studies unit based on our Essential Studies of how people and things change over time. I needed some pictures for my studies to sort. My students especially my ESL students need a picture to make connections to the lesson. Whimsy Clips made these adorable clip art pieces that was just what I needed. I have included a Read Aloud to introduce the unit. Students will match Then and Now pictures in a pocket chart. This will make a great whole group activity as well as work

Common Core Standards: RL.K.2: With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details. RL.K.9: With prompting and support, compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar storiers. The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf packet contains: Color Picture Cards for Story Retell Take Home Story Retell Cards with baggie label Story Element Graphic Organizers Beginning, Middle, Ending Story Map -ig Word Family Literacy Center Piggie Beginning Sounds

Updated 9-7-13. Just added to this already fun unit: Columbus Ten Frame Number Match with Assessment printable. Columbus Knows CVC Words Print and Go Literacy Center. Christopher Columbus is a mini unit for Math, Science and Literacy. This is a fun unit to use along with Columbus Day, October 12. I have included: Emergent Reader with 2 options. One to make reader inside of a sailing ship. Rhyming Cards Match and Recording Sheet Columbus Beginning Sounds Letter match cards and Recording sheet.

Little Red Hen Story Retell and Writing is a great way to meet the Common Core Standard for retelling familiar stories. The packet includes colored retell cards to use in pocket chart or in small groups. I have included the characters for use on Anchor Charts for characters and setting. Students can glue story retell cards to retell ribbon or on a sentence strip. I have included graphic organizers and writing templates for Little Red Hen. Little Red Hen (is, has, can) Little Red Hen Knows -en wo

President's Day Fun with Math and Literacy contains some new ideas for celebrating to go along with your units already. In the preview, I have included Betsy Ross Rhyming cards for a fun Literacy center match activity. President's Day Shape Book about Liberty Bell, Bald Eagle, Presidents and the American Flag. Students cut the pages out and staple together for a rounded shape book. President's Day Word Find Say, Step and Count Syllables- a Fun activity for Visual and Kinestic Learners. Washingt

Come explore the seven continents with My Great Big World packet that is aligned with Common Core Standards for Writing. Students will participate in shared research and writing projects with My Favorite Continent. The packet contains: Continent Picture Cards Read and Write the Room with Continents Animals Native to each Continent-Read Aloud Animal Sort for each continent Research Project Graphic Organizers (Bubble Map, Journal Pages) Tic-Tac-Toe Board for choosing a 3 way pattern for completi

8/13/13 **Just Added 3 New Books Reading Response Sheets. I added sheets for Kevin Henkes Wemberly Worried, Owen and Lily and the Purple Purse. ** The Reading Response Sheets are made for some of my favorite Read Alouds to use with my students. The Response Sheets are great for comprehension and retelling of familiar stories. The Response Sheets allow students to name characters, the setting, and key events in Literary text. I feel that it is so important for students to write about and gain a

Red Riding Hood Unit is aligned with the Common Core Curriculum Maps and CCS for ELA and Math. RL.K.3: With prompting and support, identify characters, settings and major events in a story. RL.K.9: With prompting and support, compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories. I use this packet to compare characters and settings to Red Riding Hood and Lon Po Po: Red Riding Hood from China. I use these two stories to highlight different literary texts from oth

Penguins packets contains a Tic-Tac-Toe Board for independent student centers. Students complete a 3 way path on their Tic-Tac-Toe Board during centers. The Tic-Tac-Toe Boards cover Science, Math and Writing. My students always want to do more on the Boards. I use these independent Tic-Tac-Toe Boards during independent work while I am with Guided Reading groups and also during center. Students keep their boards on a clipboard in their cubby along with finished work. If you have not tried using

Updated 7/18/12 with a Literacy activities on the book The Mitten by Jan Brett. I have included characters from the book for story retell and a comprehension sheet for characters and setting. The Literacy activities include The Mitten characters Beginning Sounds. I have also included a student emergent reader with the animals from The Mitten and Do they hibernate in winter. The Science Unit is aligned with the Common Core Standards for Kindergarten and First Grade. The Hibernation, Migration and

Jack and the Beanstalk is a packet that is aligned with the Common Core Curriculum Maps for Math and Literacy. This packet is will be a great addition to your Fairy Tales units and I also use this along with my Plants units. The students love comparing the fiction plant with the beanstalk along with our studies of nonfiction books about growing real plants. Jack and the Beanstalk is also a text used with the Common Core Curriculum Maps in Unit 6-Our World. I have included: Colored Retell Cards

Butterfly Fun is aligned with Common Core for Math and Literacy. For Science, I have included the Life Cycle of the Butterfly Posters showing the steps of the butterfly in color. Make a second copy of the Life Cycle Posters and make a great nonfiction book for students to get a close up view of the Life Cycle. Included: Metamorphosis Life Cycle Posters Life Cycle Printable for Coloring Life Cycle Emergent Reader Life Cycle Color Cards for Pocket Charts or a Writing Center Label the Butterfly Bu